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March on Washington

By rmercie

  • March for Jobs

    March for Jobs
    A. Phillip Randolph began planning a March to Washington protesting for jobs. Negations with the president prompted the FEPC Fair Employment Committee.

  • March for Freedom

    March for Freedom
    Dr Martin Luther King began planning a March for Freedom

  • Sit Ins

    Sit Ins
    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College students began nonviolent protest using sit ins.

  • Combining Powers

    Combining Powers
    Dr. Martin Luther King, A. Philip Randolph ad Bayard Rustin decided to combine plans for the March for Jobs and the March for Freedom. The March on Washington was backed by the "Big Six" CORE, SCLC, SNNC, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, NAACP, and the National Urban League.

  • March on Washington

    March on Washington
    Approximately 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, in hopes to bring attention to the challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans. This is also known for Martin Luther Kings "I Have a Dream Speech."